Упр.5 Юнит 3 Урок 1415 ГДЗ Happy English Кауфман 11 класс

Задача

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Кауфман 11 класс, Титул: 5 Read the conversation and mark the statements true, false or not stated. 1. David’s parents aren’t abroad. 2. David is not going to see his mum very often next month. 3. A lot of stranded passengers suffered financial losses. 4. People don’t have enough money to sue big corporations. 5. The notorious McDonald’s lawsuit is about one elderly lady who got very fat eating McDonald’s food. 6. The Mcdonald’s lawsuit made people avoid McDonald’s. Lisa: You’re lucky, your parents are in Yorkshire. They’ll be able to get home soon. Gina: I’m afraid we won’t see much of our mum over the next few months. Lisa: Why is that? David: Our mum is a corporate lawyer for British Airways. Next month she’ll have to deal with endless lawsuits against her company. Lisa: But who would sue British Airways? David: A lot of stranded passengers who missed their meetings, lost money and suffered all kinds of mental and physical stress. Lisa: But that’s ridiculous. You can’t blame air companies for not being able to fly because of the volcano eruption. Gina: You’re right, but in the West, especially in America, people often sue big companies just to get some money out of them. Usually big companies agree to pay those people just to save their reputation, but sometimes they have to go to court. You surely have heard about the notorious McDonald’s lawsuit? Lisa: No, tell me. Gina: It happened in 1992 when 79-year-old Stella Liebeck ordered a cup of coffee from the drive-through window of a local McDonald’s restaurant. She then placed the coffee cup between her knees and pulled open the plastic lid. Although the car was stationery, the cup turned over and spilled its contents all over Stella’s lap. McDonald’s coffee is served at a temperature of between 82 and 88°C, so the old lady got severely burnt. She had to spend a week in hospital, which was followed by two years of treatment. Mrs Liebeck asked McDonald’s to compensate her for her medical costs of $11,000, but the company offered only $800. Then the old lady went to court. A twelve-person jury found that McDonald’s was 80% responsible for the incident. They awarded Mrs Liebeck $640,000. This lawsuit soon became a common joke between lawyers. Lisa: I don’t see anything funny about it. The old lady suffered terrible pain and she only asked for compensation for her medical expenses to start with. David: You may be right. But this case encouraged people to sue everybody for everything. They seem to think that suing is the only way to solve their problems. Do you know how many people regularly try to sue McDonald’s for making them fat? Lisa: This is hard to believe. Nobody makes them eat there. It’s their choice. David: You’re right, but let us just tell you about a few cases which we heard from our mum. You’ll be amazed. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

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